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Well that is even better, I was under the impression it was only the QL5's that were able to do so. And yes Mariomike I have done some volunteering with such private company's we had fully loaded ambulances but were not allowed to transfer as you said. We would stabilize them on scene and then...

Ah I see, yes well plenty of time to figure that out as well, just heard the idea from some other Med Techs and thought it was a good idea. The recruiter also mentioned it as a possibly when I signed up, but that it of course had to be cleared with my CO before hand.

Yes I did mean to "moonlight" with proper permission of course. I had heard of some other Med Techs doing the same and thought it was a good way to keep skills in check. Umm so what is a QR&O? Also I think Mariomike mentioned earlier that only the QL5 medics could do ride alongs to maintain...

The PCP program I am currently enrolled in is CMA accredited which from what I understand allows me to license in other provinces a little easier than before. For Ontario I will still need to test for my license, but there are less hoops to jump through to get to that point. As for finding a...

I agree, and now that I understand a bit more about both environments I am rather excited about being sent to a Fd Ambs if thats what happens. My main fear was not practicing any medicine and loosing what I have learned already, and after reading on this forum for a little while I started to get...

I thank you for your answers, but I do disagree that the discussion is mute, I was inquiring into which one was better for your medical career. Not which one I would get to choose, and thanks to answers from yourself and others most of the "bad things" that I always hear about Fd Ambs turn out...

I am fully aware of what paying your dues means, I'm not sure at which point during my posts that you decided I was trying to get away without having to start at the bottom. But if you take the time to read back there are a number of post that say that the Fd Ambs Pte's do little to no medical...

I thank you for the educated response. When I joined, being in the field was where my heart was at, I loved working out on the ambulances in civi land and didn't think I would like being in a clinic as much. But when pretty much every post about Fd Ambs and starting out new says that you get no...

Really? So in my last post when I said "it does not mean that I am in any way against working on and maintaining equipment" what I meant was that in any way shape or form I am not personally against cleaning, stocking, maintaining, or even fixing the equipment that I need to. Much like the...

Okay so I may be to the point of asking dumb questions now, but I still need a small amount of clarification. I get part of the order. NCM SEP Medtech (me) 1) CMA Accredited PCP program (recognized by the CF) 2) BMQ 3) SQ 4) Borden for field/clinic phase? is this the 16 weeks? 5) I then get...

It is rather fascinating how far EMS has come in such a short while, they are actually training a group of students at our academy from India. They started Monday, they were telling us that if they do dispatch an ambulance that the janitors from the hospital will actually drive it out grab the...

Not out of the woods yet, but things are getting better. Still recovering from an injury and studying hard. Have about 6 more weeks of class to do then onto the clinicals and rideouts! always the fun part. I'll keep you posted.

I am from Ontario I am taking the PCP program in Winnipeg right now because of the limited seats in Ontario. I would agree that you should try and license after graduating while all is still fresh. Unfortunately sticking around to do so is not always an option, and I am not sure if that is...

It does indeed thank you, but since you have the resources available to you I wonder if you could answer me another question that has come up? Do I only require the certificate from the PCP program I am studying in. Or do I require the licence from the province as well?

Thank you for taking the time to look into it, I figured at some point we would need to be shown the proper protocols that are to be used in the CF.

So is this the 16 weeks at Borden? which is normally followed by going to the JIBC? Which I assume we skip because we are already taking a PCP program?

Okay so that's part of the puzzle complete then.

Okay, so I am having trouble getting/finding a straight answer of what to expect course wise once done the PCP program and BMQ. I am about half way done my PCP program and will be going to BMQ in September. But after that is seems to get a bit fuzzy. Some people are telling me I may go for my...

Yes I understand, that in particular to the Med Tech trade it really doesn't make a difference which element you are from, for me its just that I always wanted to be in the army, and accepted an offer to be in the army, and then they switched it on me, about 20min before I was about to swear in...

Your's is probably okay, either way if you accepted an offer your going as something, and nothing has openings anymore, which is why I had to take navy or nothing. They told me that by the time they got things sorted out army was full so they just switched me to navy, but didnt call me to let me...